Dickybird
This is my email address:swulrich@bigpond.net.au
And i will be running as an independent for Charlton.

Since thursday is end for nminations mine will be in, so it is hoped i do also recieve a letter.

Now yesterday as i was talking to some elderly people they had informed me that greg combet had replied and stated that they will no longer reply or deal with any comments from this person.

This also goes for the young people i have spoken to that they had not recieved any replies regarding issues.

This is not about me, but since those who wish to attack me, that is ok, I am a big boy.

And as you have noticed still reply.
If our pollies think they can disregard or ignore people because it is not party policy then they are wrong.

Dear Mr Tapp,

I asked you a reasonable question and your
response to me was an entire set of insults.

I must say I am surprised. Because as a person
wanting to get into Parliament you must be able
to deal with the daily rough-and-tumble of
parliamentary questions.

You say that you're a "big boy," but your behaviour
in your last post to me was more of that of a petulant
child.

In order to be able to succeed in a parliamentary setting
you must be quick witted enough or able to deflect
any perceived criticisms.

I wasn't trying to be contentious, I was merely wanting
to know more about what you stand for. You took
that as an attack - which I find rather disturbing
from someone running for public office. At the moment
all we know about you is that you will reply to people's
letters.

If I was to run for office in my electorate and that was
the reason I gave as to why people should vote for me -
I doubt very much whether I would get many votes, or
if anyone would take me seriously.

Please tell us what else you stand for - apart from replying
to people's letters, and attacking people that ask you
questions.

Several years ago I worked as a volunteer in a Party Office opening mail and presenting it to the appropiate person to deal with the correspondence. There were several people who wrote continuiously agressive letters on certain subjects; after the first or second polite reply all further correspondence was ignored as it stated no further information, or the proposals were irrational and would never get into legislation. When politicians receive in excess of 100 letters daily as well as to attend sessons and answer legitimate correspondence secondary mail is discarded as not important.

I recently wrote to my local house of reps member (against whom I several years ago contested the seat) on the placement of a speed camera in a High school zone that has both red light predestrian crossing and a fenced barrier along the street to the pedestrian crossing. I had both the member research my request and the RTA correspond with me: a total of five letters resultant from my one.

I believe the current topic is merely a winge from one disgruntled self opinionated person.

Dear Tapp,

There is the famous Western Wall in Jersualem, also known as the "Wailing Wall", where people constantly place slips of paper between the cracks, on which they write their requests to God. Presently a fax-service was introduced, so one doesn't even need to physically go there in order to place a slip.

Once every 6 months, the notes are collected and buried.

I wouldn't expect more from a politician - this way I can't be disappointed.

foxy it was irrelavant what my policy is , but what do we expect from them and this you have not bothered to address.

well if we do not make them accountable as they are their to represent the community, if they do not follow up on letters that are agressive or not within party guidelines then that would then be commiting fraud on the people of the electorate.

They work for us so they should deal with it.

To respond that they will no longer accept corrospondace from a person is not on.

For me i have never recieved a reply from any of my corrospondance, even though asking why the men at the beaconsfield mine where still working in the mine.When they knew there was a serious safety issue.

Now this is not abusive, but making them accountable, and to date has not been answered by any pollie or union.

"They work for us" ??
"represent the community" ??

Whatever stories they are telling innocent young souls nowadays...
At least in the olden days boundaries were clear and everyone knew that a lord or a monarch acts "at His/Her pleasure".
Tapp, I'd be interested to get acquainted with your kindy-teacher.